BEIJING (Bernama-Xinhua): Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency, on Sunday released a report highlighting China's commitment to building the South China Sea into a sea ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The Philippines is open to any additional agreements with Beijing that can help maintain peace in the South China Sea, its top diplomat said, amid unabated confrontations ...

The South China Sea. Since 1952, Beijing has claimed virtually the entire sea, everything inside what's referred to as the nine dash line. In 2023, China added a tenth dash off Taiwan.

Indonesia’s reliance on legalism in its South China Sea policy is no longer sufficient against China’s growing assertiveness. To protect its maritime interests, Jakarta must pursue ‘partial ...

Tensions continue in the South China Sea, most recently between China and the Philippines. China has been extending its reach in the South China Sea by building artificial islands atop reefs.

By Sui-Lee Wee and Aie Balagtas See Sui-Lee Wee reported from Bangkok and Aie Balagtas See from Manila A tiny sandbar in the disputed South China Sea has become the latest flashpoint in tensions ...

In 2024, Southeast Asian nations countered China's increased aggressiveness in the South China Sea, managing to make modest gains despite the rise in tensions and military presence. China's attempts ...

The latest Maritime Security Threat Advisory from Dryad Global states that China’s military activity near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea continues to escalate, with combat readiness ...

China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea has steadily increased, resulting in heightened tensions with Southeast Asian claimant states, particularly the Philippines, at the Second Thomas ...

Beijing faces greater risks of aerial rather than maritime confrontations with the Philippines in the South China Sea, a leading Chinese analyst has warned. The note of caution from Hu Bo ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - Beijing has unveiled a new tactic on Taiwan, the democratic island it claims as its own, officials and experts say: large-scale drills with no fanfare to normalise a heightened ...